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NEWS: Live-Action Cowboy Bebop Show's Title Sequence Nominated for Primetime Emmy Award


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Beatdigga



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 13, 2022 5:25 am Reply with quote
Pearl Harbor won an award for sound design, so I don't see this as a judgment of quality.

That said, I don't think it deserves to win, since it's basically just a recreation of the original anime title sequence. It's the one thing the show did right, but it's slavish recreation, not something unique to the production itself.
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Blazi



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 13, 2022 5:43 am Reply with quote
Title Sequence, only thing they could win Anime smile + sweatdrop
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lunaitc



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 13, 2022 5:54 am Reply with quote
Blazi wrote:
Title Sequence, only thing they could win Anime smile + sweatdrop


And even that's a bad joke because the whole thing's just a pale imitation of the original.
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The Not so Chosen One



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 13, 2022 7:31 am Reply with quote
It's not weird. A lot of shitty movies win Oscars in technical categories anyway: 2016's Sucidide Squad won Best Make-up and Hairstyling over Star Trek: Beyond, a superior movie in every instance. Pearl Harbor won for Best Sound Editing, Alice In Wonderland won Best Costume Design and Best and Best Art Direction, The Golden Compass won Best Visual Effects, and so on.

Absolutely none of them represent the movie's qualities, so Netflix Bebop can (unlikely) win, but it still will be a bad show.
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trilaan



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 13, 2022 7:39 am Reply with quote
It's a great opening and a high quality series, I greatly enjoyed almost everything about this adaptation. And I love the original series as well. My heart is joyful that both versions exist

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Kaoru G



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 13, 2022 7:49 am Reply with quote
Should never expect anything from live-action adaptations of anime.
The OP live adaptation is around the corner, right?
I'm personally not a fan of live-action adaptations because the bulk of those end up being appalling and disappointing.
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ChrisKris



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 13, 2022 8:10 am Reply with quote
Lmao, probably bought this award
How could such a bad movie get nominated in the first place. Anime hyper
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Kelohmello



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 13, 2022 9:50 am Reply with quote
I mean... it was great 24 years ago, it's great now. One of the most iconic intros to any television show as far as I'm concerned. I like to think of this as the original work getting its due recognition.
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 13, 2022 9:54 am Reply with quote
Didn't watch it nor care much for watching... any live-action I mean.
Don't have a problem with those who watch and like them though, it's just not for my personal taste.
The only thing I'd say is pretty weird is a prize like this going for something that is basically an adaptation from existing medium...
I mean, it's as good a live-action recreation as it could get probably, but isn't it a bit weird to even nominate something like that? Like, there is no originality to it. A whole bunch of points you are giving it in a multi-score based judgement would really be for the original, not the live-action recreation.
I dunno how these things get nominated though... is it all subjective or is there some objective system behind?
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 13, 2022 10:18 am Reply with quote
XSp wrote:
Didn't watch it nor care much for watching... any live-action I mean.
Don't have a problem with those who watch and like them though, it's just not for my personal taste.
The only thing I'd say is pretty weird is a prize like this going for something that is basically an adaptation from existing medium...
I mean, it's as good a live-action recreation as it could get probably, but isn't it a bit weird to even nominate something like that? Like, there is no originality to it. A whole bunch of points you are giving it in a multi-score based judgement would really be for the original, not the live-action recreation.
I dunno how these things get nominated though... is it all subjective or is there some objective system behind?


I imagine it’s less about originality and more about the technical merits. It’s a really impressive opening from a technical standpoint and it was one of my favourite aspects of the adaptation. Even more so than the original since while I like the music I never found the original op all that interesting visually.
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MagicPolly



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 13, 2022 10:48 am Reply with quote
Well I mean Emily in Paris got nominated for an Emmy...
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Beatdigga



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 13, 2022 10:53 am Reply with quote
MagicPolly wrote:
Well I mean Emily in Paris got nominated for an Emmy...


There was a lot of controversy about that, namely that the producers paid for a European vacation for the Emmy judges.
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tintor2



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 13, 2022 11:37 am Reply with quote
Beatdigga wrote:
MagicPolly wrote:
Well I mean Emily in Paris got nominated for an Emmy...


There was a lot of controversy about that, namely that the producers paid for a European vacation for the Emmy judges.


It better be to a nice country
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Themaster20000



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 13, 2022 11:44 am Reply with quote
This news reminded me this show even existed. Tons of bad shows/movies get award nods for a tech aspect,so it's not a big deal.
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residentgrigo



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 13, 2022 12:02 pm Reply with quote
The bad homage to a 1998 animated scene is up for a technical category Emmy so the new staff didn´t even have to try?


The Bebop OP always reminded me of the Dirty Pair: Project Eden opening credits but a bunch of 80s anime did similar things. Even James Bond. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQqqb1jkwlA

I not suggesting plagiarism or whatever but I found the outpouring of pure love for the OP a bit much. I don´t think it´s that unique. It simply doesn´t scream anime. Space Cobra has the most impressive OP for space western if you ask me. Way too classy for that show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dt6XXfcdVY0


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